Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters is that the miraculous become the norm. Henry Miller More Quotes by Henry Miller More Quotes From Henry Miller I demanded a realm in which I should be both master and slave at the same time: The world of art is the only such realm. Henry Miller slave world art To the man whose senses are alive and alert there is not even the need to stir from one's threshold. Henry Miller alive men needs True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself. Henry Miller strength life lying I thought, when I came upon her, that I was seizing hold of life... Instead I lost hold of life completely. I reached out for something to attach myself to - and I found nothing. But in reaching out, in the effort to grasp, to attach myself, left high and dry as I was, I nevertheless found something I had not looked for - myself. Henry Miller dry effort quiet What does it matter how one comes by the truth so long as one pounces upon it and lives by it? Henry Miller truth long lying There is something else to be said about this immediate, spontaneous way of working, and that is this: in such moments, one is playing at the game of creation. Henry Miller moments games way I haven't any allegiance, any responsibilities, any hatreds, any worries, any prejudices, any passion. I'm neither for nor against. I'm a neutral. Henry Miller passion responsibility worry We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up, only to discover what is already there. Henry Miller musician poet kings There is nothing strange about fear: no matter in what guise it presents itself it is something with which we are all so familiar that when a man appears who is without it we are at once enslaved by him. Henry Miller matter fear men If I am against the condition of the world it is not because I am a moralist, it is because I want to laugh more. I don't say that God is one grand laugh: I say that you've got to laugh hard before you can get anywhere near God. My whole aim in life is to get near to God, that is, to get nearer to myself. That's why it doesn't matter to me what road I take. But music is very important. Music is a tonic for the pineal gland. Music isn't Bach or Beethoven; music is the can opener of the soul. It makes you terribly quiet inside, makes you aware that there's a roof to your being. Henry Miller important soul laughing I'd rather sit down and write a letter than call someone up. I hate the telephone. Henry Miller hate letters writing Everyone has his own reality in which, if one is not too cautious, timid or frightened, one swims. This is the only reality there is. Henry Miller frightened swim reality Words are loneliness. Henry Miller loneliness have you ever seen a genius out there looking for a job? it's the saddest thing in the world. no one will hire him. there is only one place where he is always welcome- at the bottom. Henry Miller genius jobs world When you can't create you can work Henry Miller writing We live at the edge of the miraculous. Henry Miller miraculous literature inspirational Surrealism is merely the reflection of the death process. It is one of the manifestations of a life becoming extinct, a virus which quickens the inevitable end. Henry Miller viruses becoming reflection New York has a trip-hammer vitality which drives you insane with restlessness if you have no inner stabilizer. Henry Miller vitality insane new-york Example moves the world more than doctrine. The great exemplars are the poets of action, and it makes little difference whether they be forces for good or forces for evil. Henry Miller differences evil moving The only difference between the Adamic man and the man of today is that the one was born to Paradise and the other has to create it. Henry Miller paradise differences men
